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Download full textSwierzbin, Bonnie; Anderson, Michael E.; Spicuzza, Richard; Walz, Lynn; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1999
This report describes a decision-making tool designed to inform special educators of the most up-to-date participation and test accommodations guidelines and to assist educators in the process of making informed decisions. It reports on the results of a study that examined the tool's feasibility and practicality. The decision-making tool is an…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making, Disabilities
Spicuzza, Richard; Erickson, Ronald; Thurlow, Martha; Ruhland, Aaron – 1996
The results of a survey of 14 Minnesota school districts on the participation of students with disabilities in the Basic Standards Exams are examined in this report. Findings indicate that all 14 districts had at least 50 percent of all eligible students with disabilities participate in the April 1996 testing cycle. Ten districts indicated they…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Disabilities
Thurlow, Martha; Albus, Deb; Spicuzza, Richard; Thompson, Sandy – 1998
This report discusses the findings of a study that examined the participation and performance of students with disabilities in the 1996 Minnesota Basic Standards Tests in reading and mathematics. Results indicated that approximately 70 percent of Minnesota's 8th grade students with disabilities participated in the Basic Standards Tests during the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Collection, Disabilities
Spicuzza, Richard; Erickson, Ronald; Thurlow, Martha; Hurley, Christine – 1996
This report describes the findings of two half-day focus group meetings that discussed experiences and concerns about the participation of students with disabilities in Minnesota's Basic Standards Exams. The focus groups included test coordinators, general classroom teachers, and special education teachers. The report discusses: (1) experiences…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Disabilities
Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha; Spicuzza, Richard – 2000
The fourth statewide administration of Minnesota's Basic Standards Tests in Reading and Mathematics took place in the spring of 1999. The first administration of the statewide Test of Written Composition for 10th graders also took place in 1999. Beginning with the class of 2000, students are required to pass these tests by the time they complete…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accountability, Basic Skills, Disabilities
Walz, Lynn; Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha; Spicuzza, Richard – 2000
This report focuses on the participation and performance of students with disabilities on the initial administration of Minnesota's Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs). The MCAs are criterion-referenced tests used for district accountability purposes and as tools for making decisions about curriculum and instruction. Assessments in mathematics and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accountability, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests
